Begin forwarded message:
From: Brian Randell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: August 29, 2006 10:47:08 AM EDT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ID card fears as staff hack into Home Office database
Dave:
Here's an article from the (London) Evening Standard that you might
want to pass on to IP.
Cheers
Brian
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ID card fears as staff hack into Home Office database
Office staff are hacking into the department's computers, putting at
risk the privacy of 40million people in Britain. The revelation
undermines Government claims that sensitive information being
collected for its controversial ID Cards scheme could not fall into
criminal hands. The security breaches occurred at the Identity and
Passport Service, which is setting up the National Identity Register
to provide access to individuals' health, financial and police
records as part of the £8billion ID card scheme scheduled to begin in
2008. MPs and technology experts have expressed fears that the
national register, which will store sensitive details of more than
40million people, will be a honeypot for hackers and identity
thieves. . . . A Home Office spokesman last night confirmed the IPS
security breaches. He also confirmed that three staff involved had
been sacked and a fourth had resigned before disciplinary procedures
had concluded. . .
Full article at:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23364764-details/ID+card
+fears+as+staff+hack+into+Home+Office+database/article.do
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